Contributed by: JeloneJelone(others by this writer | submit your own)Published on July 10th 2012With their self-titled debut 7", Drug Church proves that, yeah, there's always room for more '90s hardcore. While the band doesn't exactly reinvent the genre, they do show a firm grasp of the basics. Drug Church delivers three thrashy, throaty jams for you to skate along with.
Opening track "Moha.

With their self-titled debut 7", Drug Church proves that, yeah, there's always room for more '90s hardcore. While the band doesn't exactly reinvent the genre, they do show a firm grasp of the basics. Drug Church delivers three thrashy, throaty jams for you to skate along with.

No Sleep has billed Drug Church as reminiscent of Quicksand. I was ready to call shenanigans until I heard the riffage on "Northway" and realize the label wasn't that far off. Here, the band proves they can actually play with a groove. "Latham Circle" then proves that Drug Church can get ambient, first with an extended bass solo and then with a whole mess of feedback ‚??n' noise at the tail end. Again, this isn't the most provocative, mind-blowing stuff out there, but Drug Church still succeeds at delivering unpretentious hardcore. It kicks butt and stays away from politics and audio experimentation, but that's part of the charm.